Sometimes i want to sell my 348 and here is why

It has been a great car. Perfect? No. But pretty damn good.
I just have personally been very surprised I bought the 348 and am still just not satisfied. I think this is technically the 25th car I have owned since I have been driving so I have a decent amount of experience with cars.
I don't need the attention when driving it and I have found I am fairly uncomfortable with people knowing I own it. I never thought that would happen. But even though I know it is no more expensive than a Nissan 370z other people don't and they just make assumptions that you have far more money than you in fact do.
I just have found in the last few months looking at other cars wondering if I would prefer something else. Before I do make any sort of decision I will think long and hard before just kinda jumping into something else.
My other personal issue is I am a tinkerer. I like modifying cars and making them more my own. Other than swapping the steering wheel most other mods are beyond my comprehension of cost. I would love to swap the seats but as some other owners have found it is not a cheap proposition. I am not a fan of the "Ferrari Tax". Well really who is right? Ha ha.
My only other gripe is the door panels. I need to take the passenger one apart to get the speaker out. Why on the hell is it four separate pieces? What kinda design is that? I guess I wouldn't care if I paid someone else to do it but since I like working on things myself I find it to be a head scratcher for sure.
Most other things on the car though I find fairly easy. Surprisingly I like the fact you have to/can drop the motor to do the belts. Since my car has a minor leak from one of the valve covers at that point I will have the motor in front of me with 360 degrees of unobstructed access. That is something I am rather looking forward to.
I swapped my triple seals pretty easily and it would have been even easier if I had a lift which I am planning on installing in the future.
When I do my belts I will be doing it myself more than likely which will be a nice and slow process. I would love to do some clean up and getting the valve covers redone etc.
Part of me is just thinking of getting an additional car to tinker with. I know a friend of mine has a Ferrari and a modified Audi. It seems to have worked for him.
But anyway I just wanted to vent a little. I feel very fortunate to own the 348. If we weren't planning for snow tonight I would be taking it today. I do really want a new steering wheel though.... Lol.

 

The point is I really don't want to sell. I just think about it. Believe me the car has it perks for sure.
And I was thinking more about it after I typed this all out and realized why am I complaining. Ten years ago I wouldn't have imagined I would finally have gotten one. And in the exact color and style I wanted.
My plan next winter is to do a mini restoration. Replace the seats or get them redone, body stuff cleaned up and fixed and the major. I would like to do the engine stuff while the car is in the shop though. Not sure if that is possible.
And I really want to "challenge" the car out a bit. Basically make the car a bit more my style while taking some cues from the 5 challenge cars.

 

Only in the right scenario and for a good reason I would. Like if I decided I wanted a 355 or 360. Or wanted to open a new business.

 

I take offense to the I didn't think about what I was getting and bought what I could afford. Absolutely not true at all. I wanted this exact 348 for twenty years. Twenty. Pretty long time. I could have bought pretty much what I wanted within reason. I looked at a lotus Elise, 911 turbo, lotus esprit hell even a delorean. I am a car guy, always have been. 25 cars is a lot but that has also slowed way down in the last six years. Also I never wanted a 370z. Not a fan of that car just used it as an example.
It isn't a lack of satisfaction.
Jason and George you both have given me something to think about. My buddies 328 had a lot of very tasteful mods. Which is what I was thinking about doing with the 348. Challenge rims, omp seats and steering wheel and just immaculate.
I am planning on pulling both door panels apart next month and get them recovered where the leather has shrunk.
It amazed me personally that the previous owner dropped 15,000 last time it was in the shop but didn't bother to fix any of the interior stuff. Like the mirrors. It was notated in the work order they were non functioning but the previous owner elected to have the prancing horse put on the front grill instead. Also why if you spend 15,000 would you just not do the mirrors too? Seems like a no brainer.
I am rather surprised how this thread has gone. Seems like the idea of someone not being 100 percent satisfied with a Ferrari is sacralege. If everyone was satisfied there would never be any used ones on the market.
So the 348 isn't exactly what I had built it up in my mind to be. There are far worse things in this world. Falcon I did drive down to larkspur and took a back road back to castle rock. Took me a good part of an hour or so. Truly was a great drive. And am looking forward to the spring.
I also disagree that ferraris should be left as is. Do I think I should get my seats recovered with Louis V material? Hell no. But if there is a way to make it a little faster, a little lower, a little better handling (rear spacers made a huge difference) a little louder then why not? I doubt anything will decrease the value much if at all for what I want to do with it.
355 rims or challenge rims
Momo suede steering wheel
Still debating the seats but I would love to do some sort of race bucket in red.
Radio removed
Test pipes
Fender shields removed
And just the little things fixed that were neglected.

I am going to get a third car. I prefer driving a car over my jeep and then I can really start digging into the Ferrari to take care of what I need to take care of.

 

I agree with you. Unless of course you end up in traffic for 2 hours coming out of the mountains on a weekend. Lol. I don't think I had been so sore from a car till that drive. But the drive up was awesome.